How do Avios work?

Avios is the reward currency of the Club We call them Avios. You collect Avios when you fly, take a holiday, hotel stay or car rental with us plus our wide range of partners. And when you've collected enough, you can spend your Avios for rewards such as flights, upgrades, hotel stays, car hire and more.



Avios is the shared loyalty currency used by the International Airlines Group (IAG), which includes British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, and Vueling, as well as partners like Qatar Airways and Finnair. You earn Avios by flying with these airlines or their oneworld partners, but also through everyday spending on co-branded credit cards, hotel stays, and shopping via the Avios eStore. In 2026, the most effective way to use them is for Reward Flight Saver bookings, which allow you to pay a flat cash fee for taxes and fees plus a fixed amount of Avios for short-haul European flights. You can also use Avios to upgrade a paid cash booking to a higher cabin class, such as from World Traveller Plus to Club World. Because Avios can now be moved instantly and for free between linked accounts (like British Airways and Qatar Airways), the currency has become incredibly flexible, allowing travelers to "pool" their points and redeem them for high-value long-haul redemptions or luxury "Qsuite" experiences.

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The value of British Airways Avios is 1.83 cents per avios, on average. That means 10,000 British Airways Avios have a value of roughly $183. British Airways Avios are more valuable than the average airline miles, which are worth 1.32 cents each, as a result.

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If you really want to treat yourself, you can get a one-way flight in Aer Lingus' business class on the same routes from just 50,000 Avios (off-peak) or 60,000 Avios (peak). In other words, your 100,000 bonus Avios would be enough for a return flight in business class to Ireland on off-peak dates.

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Your Avios stay with you as long as you collect, spend, buy or share at least one Avios every 36 months — any longer and your Avios will expire and be removed, so remember to take action before those three years are up. There are lots of simple ways to ensure you'll never lose the Avios you collect.

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There are many ways to collect Avios.
  1. Booking British Airways flights, holidays, hotel stays and car hire are great ways to top up your balance.
  2. Pre-booking seats, paying for extra baggage or upgrading your cabin on a British Airways or Iberia-marketed flight.


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Flights booked using Avios are called Reward Flights. Reward Flights can be taken with British Airways, Iberia, American Airlines and our oneworld partners.

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You can book 14 round-trip tickets from Boston (BOS), Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) or New York-JFK to Madrid (MAD) — in business class — with your 1 million Avios. You can do this by transferring your Avios to Iberia and then booking flights on off-peak dates, which spans most of the year.

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